Adam Erne or Will Cuylle? The NHL Stat Breakdown

This is as close as it gets. Adam Erne and Will Cuylle split the statistical categories evenly — 3 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested LW comparisons in NHL history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Will Cuylle's Plus/Minus of -6 compared to Adam Erne's -58 represents a 866.7% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Will Cuylle's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Assists, where Adam Erne posts 52 against Will Cuylle's 51 — a gap of just 2%. Will Cuylle can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Assists is the statistical ammunition for the Will Cuylle side.

Hockey's greatest players accumulate points through both goal scoring and playmaking. The balance between goals and assists often reveals a player's style — pure scorer versus pass-first playmaker.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Will Cuylle claims the tiebreaker through Plus/Minus advantage — a 866.7% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NHL debate.